Sushovan Hussain, former finance chief at Autonomy, is planning a business comeback by launching Liberatus, an employment agency for ex-offenders. The venture aims to help individuals with criminal records secure temporary work, addressing significant barriers to employment. Hussain's motivation stems from his own challenges reintegrating after a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for fraud. The agency will initially pilot in Cambridge, potentially gaining support from officials advocating for ex-offender employment. Hussain's personal experience informs the initiative's goal to reduce reoffending rates through stable employment opportunities.
“Reintegrating into society is extraordinarily difficult. Securing employment with a criminal record remains one of the most significant barriers. For those who do find work, the reoffending rate drops to below 5%.”
The initiative could attract support from prisons minister Lord Timpson, who has advocated for more employers to hire ex-offenders. Hussain echoed Timpson's view that giving former prisoners a route back into work is a ‘win-win situation we cannot ignore.’
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